diff --git a/odoo/tools/query.py b/odoo/tools/query.py
index 44c492b1671..f859975b68e 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/query.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/query.py
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
 
-from typing import Union
-
 from odoo.tools.sql import make_identifier, SQL, IDENT_RE
 
 
-def _sql_table(table) -> SQL:
+def _sql_table(table: str | SQL | None) -> SQL | None:
     """ Wrap an optional table as an SQL object. """
     if isinstance(table, str):
         return SQL.identifier(table) if IDENT_RE.match(table) else SQL(f"({table})")
     return table
 
 
-def _sql_from_table(alias, table) -> SQL:
+def _sql_from_table(alias: str, table: SQL | None) -> SQL:
     """ Return a FROM clause element from ``alias`` and ``table``. """
     if table is None:
         return SQL.identifier(alias)
     return SQL("%s AS %s", table, SQL.identifier(alias))
 
 
-def _sql_from_join(kind, alias, table, condition) -> SQL:
+def _sql_from_join(kind: SQL, alias: str, table: SQL | None, condition: SQL) -> SQL:
     """ Return a FROM clause element for a JOIN. """
     return SQL("%s %s ON (%s)", kind, _sql_from_table(alias, table), condition)
 
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ class Query(object):
     :param table: a table expression (``str`` or ``SQL`` object), optional
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, cr, alias: str, table: Union[str, SQL, None] = None):
+    def __init__(self, cr, alias: str, table: (str | SQL | None) = None):
         # database cursor
         self._cr = cr
 
@@ -86,13 +84,13 @@ class Query(object):
         """ Return an alias based on ``alias`` and ``link``. """
         return _generate_table_alias(alias, link)
 
-    def add_table(self, alias: str, table: Union[str, SQL, None] = None):
+    def add_table(self, alias: str, table: (str | SQL | None) = None):
         """ Add a table with a given alias to the from clause. """
         assert alias not in self._tables and alias not in self._joins, f"Alias {alias!r} already in {self}"
         self._tables[alias] = _sql_table(table)
         self._ids = None
 
-    def add_join(self, kind: str, alias: str, table: Union[str, SQL, None], condition: SQL):
+    def add_join(self, kind: str, alias: str, table: str | SQL | None, condition: SQL):
         """ Add a join clause with the given alias, table and condition. """
         sql_kind = _SQL_JOINS.get(kind.upper())
         assert sql_kind is not None, f"Invalid JOIN type {kind!r}"
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ class Query(object):
             self._joins[alias] = (sql_kind, table, condition)
             self._ids = None
 
-    def add_where(self, where_clause: Union[str, SQL], where_params=()):
+    def add_where(self, where_clause: str | SQL, where_params=()):
         """ Add a condition to the where clause. """
         self._where_clauses.append(SQL(where_clause, *where_params))
         self._ids = None
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ class Query(object):
         """ Return whether the query is known to return nothing. """
         return self._ids == ()
 
-    def select(self, *args: Union[str, SQL]) -> SQL:
+    def select(self, *args: str | SQL) -> SQL:
         """ Return the SELECT query as an ``SQL`` object. """
         sql_args = map(SQL, args) if args else [SQL.identifier(self.table, 'id')]
         return SQL(
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ class Query(object):
             SQL(" OFFSET %s", self.offset) if self.offset else SQL(),
         )
 
-    def subselect(self, *args: Union[str, SQL]) -> SQL:
+    def subselect(self, *args: str | SQL) -> SQL:
         """ Similar to :meth:`.select`, but for sub-queries.
             This one avoids the ORDER BY clause when possible,
             and includes parentheses around the subquery.
diff --git a/odoo/tools/sql.py b/odoo/tools/sql.py
index 29d35e4677e..563e33e62f0 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/sql.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/sql.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
 # pylint: disable=sql-injection
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import enum
 import json
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 from binascii import crc32
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Iterable, Optional, Union
+from typing import Iterable, Union
 
 import psycopg2
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class SQL:
     __slots__ = ('__code', '__args')
 
     # pylint: disable=keyword-arg-before-vararg
-    def __new__(cls, code: Union[str, "SQL"] = "", /, *args):
+    def __new__(cls, code: (str | SQL) = "", /, *args):
         if isinstance(code, SQL):
             return code
         # validate the format of code
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ class SQL:
         yield self.code
         yield self.params
 
-    def join(self, args: Iterable) -> "SQL":
+    def join(self, args: Iterable) -> SQL:
         """ Join SQL objects or parameters with ``self`` as a separator. """
         args = list(args)
         # optimizations for special cases
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ class SQL:
         return SQL("%s" * len(items), *items)
 
     @classmethod
-    def identifier(cls, name: str, subname: Optional[str] = None) -> "SQL":
+    def identifier(cls, name: str, subname: (str | None) = None) -> SQL:
         """ Return an SQL object that represents an identifier. """
         assert IDENT_RE.match(name), f"{name!r} invalid for SQL.identifier()"
         if subname is None: